Dear Frederica Academy Parents,

I hope that your school year is off to a great start! Thank you for joining us at the Back-to-School BBQ. We hope you enjoyed connecting with old friends and meeting new ones at this great Frederica tradition!

Membership and Mission - Every parent or guardian at Frederica is automatically a member of the FA Parent Association. Our mission is to enrich student life by supporting the faculty and staff, promoting a sense of community among our school families and encouraging a spirit of volunteerism. To accomplish this mission we volunteer, raise funds, and host various community-building events. The first such event was the BBQ. The second one is our first Parent Association Meeting on Thursday, September 7. The meeting will be in Hamilton Hall between 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Ellen Fleming will be our guest speaker so please plan to join us for a cup of coffee and the chance to chat with our Head of School and hear the latest news.

Fundraising - There are a number of relatively painless ways to help us raise funds for the school. For example:

• Poinsettia and Greenery Sale - Buy your poinsettias and holiday greenery from the Parent Association! You will hear more about this soon.
• Amazon Smile - Frederica receives cash back from Amazon when you select Frederica as the charitable organization you want to support. Just go to www.smile.amazon.com to get started!
• Mabel's Labels - For great clothing and other labels, go to www.mabelslabels.com and click the Support a Fundraiser tab. Choose Frederica and enjoy your new labels!
• Box Tops and Labels for Education - Just cut these off of the boxes and cans you probably already have in your kitchen pantry and turn them into the school at the next Parent Association Meeting. It's that easy and Frederica receives cash back!
• Harris Teeter and Publix - Link your cards to Frederica to provide cash back to the school. The Harris Teeter card must be re-linked each year but once the Publix cards are linked, they stay linked.
• Lands' End and the PA Used Uniform Sales - If you want new uniforms, be sure to buy them through Lands' End. If gently used is more your style, The Parent Association will host a uniform sale at each monthly PA meeting. We'll take donations anytime!

Volunteering - The Parent Association runs on volunteer power. By volunteering, you put your skills, talents, hobbies, and interests to work as well as have an opportunity to meet a whole new group of people. There are many different ways to volunteer including baking cookies, serving as a Grade Representative or Board Officer, collecting Box Tops, selling wreaths, and/or helping out at a luncheon to name a few. Whether you are looking for an ongoing role or to just help out every once in a while, we will find a way for you to get involved or get more involved. Every hour of support is greatly appreciated! Please email us at our new Frederica Academy Parent Association address,  [email protected], if you can help.

When:	During student lunch in late September or early October.  Final date TBA.
Who:	All Students PK-12.
Where:	Gym Lobby
Cost:	There is no cost. The Department will file with insurance companies. Insurance information must be provided on consent form and copy of insurance card must be included

Steps to register your child for the flu vaccination:

1. Click HERE to read CDC Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) and HERE to read letter from Dr. Davis, Health Director of the Coastal Health District.
2. Click HERE to access and complete form for each child. Every question must be completed (incomplete forms will not be accepted).
3. Make a copy of your insurance card and include with form. If you do not have insurance, indicate accordingly on the form.
4. Please return completed consent form and insurance card copy to Nurse Byers before August 29.

Tuesday, September 5th, at 6:00 p.m., in Hamilton Hall

 

Senior  College Night, an evening for seniors AND their parents, is scheduled for Tuesday, September 5th, at 6:00 p.m. in Hamilton Hall.

We will start the evening discussing the necessary components of a completed college application before turning over the program to the college admissions panel. Panelists will include Admission Representatives from the following schools:

• Georgia College
• Georgia State University
• Mercer University
• Samford University
• University of Georgia

These school representatives will participate in an admissions panel, giving important information on applying to their individual colleges, as well as general advice on completing college applications.  Brown University's Dean of Financial Aid will also be in attendance to answer some of the most common Financial Aid questions for students and parents.

Click HERE for more information about the Youth Leadership Glynn Program. 

Frederica Academy is launching a new program for Lower School students (Grades 1-5) this year. The Good News Club is an after-school Bible club that will launch on Wednesday, October 4. It will be offered weekly on Wednesday afternoons between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Participation is voluntary and does not require a fee.

 

Parents, Grandparents, Upper School students in Grades 11 and 12, and other members of the FA family who are interested in serving as Good News Club volunteers should click HERE to contact Aimee Brown for more information.

Interested volunteers are required to attend a volunteer training session on Monday, September 25. The training will take place in the Shuman Conference Room between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. All volunteers must participate in a training session in order to be eligible to be involved with the Good News Club program. Click HERE to register for the September 25 training session.

 

Click HERE for more information about the Good News Club and HERE to learn more about the Child Evangelism Fellowship organization.